BMW 330i recalls & problems by year

95 recalls and 817 owner complaints across 22 model years (1999–2025).

Most complaints2006219 complaints

Most recalls202011 recalls

Crashes reported30in owner complaints

Injuries reported362 deaths

Owner complaints by model year

Year	NHTSA stars	EPA mpg	Recalls	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Deaths
2025	—	31 mpg	1	6	2	1	2	0
2024	—	27–29 mpg	2	6	3	0	1	0
2023	—	27–29 mpg	2	4	1	0	0	0
2022	—	28–30 mpg	3	6	0	0	0	0
2021	—	28–30 mpg	7	29	1	3	1	0
2020	—	28–30 mpg	11	53	4	2	4	0
2019	—	27–30 mpg	9	41	2	5	2	0
2018	—	25–27 mpg	1	32	0	3	1	0
2017	—	25–27 mpg	0	42	0	0	0	0
2011	—	—	3	0	0	0	0	0
2010	—	—	3	0	0	0	0	0
2009	—	—	3	0	0	0	0	0
2008	—	—	3	0	0	0	0	0
2007	—	—	3	0	0	0	0	0
2006	—	20–21 mpg	7	219	5	10	1	0
2005	—	20–21 mpg	5	28	0	2	1	0
2004	—	20–21 mpg	5	113	5	4	6	0
2003	—	20–22 mpg	7	77	3	4	6	2
2002	—	20–22 mpg	7	45	3	1	6	0
2001	—	20–21 mpg	8	116	1	3	5	0
2000	—	—	3	0	0	0	0	0
1999	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	0

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years

Air bags — 260 complaints
Exterior lighting — 162 complaints
Electrical system — 133 complaints
Engine — 89 complaints
Unknown or other — 60 complaints
Power train — 45 complaints
Engine and engine cooling — 43 complaints
Steering — 33 complaints